A Thanksgiving Reminder

 My recent blog post is a reminder of how a victory can change our perspective. 

 Have you ever felt overwhelmed to the point of saying to God “you’ve had enough, you can’t take another thing”? I’m sure most of us have.  Sometimes it may be a bunch of smaller circumstances that get us frustrated.  Sometimes it may be just 2 or 3 larger problems that bring us to the breaking point.  I can remember as a child often hearing the phrase “it was the straw that broke the camel’s back”. I remember asking my mother what that meant.  Each time she explained it, the more I understood.  

Trust me when I tell you I have experienced that feeling several times.  Usually related to my health.  And I would cry out to God, Lord please, I cannot take one more thing.  Then before I realize, I’ve gotten through that crisis, and over the hurdle, and felt victorious on the other side.

  How did I do that? How did I manage?  As I said above, I cried out to God for His help.  The way I find myself in God’s presence is when I am reading His Word, and talking with Him.  I learn so much from having a one on one conversation with Him.  The hardest part is stopping myself and listen for God’s reply.  There are a few major points God always reminds me of.  

“I will give thanks and praise to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well.”          ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139‬:‭14‬ ‭

Most of my struggles have to do with my health. When God reminds me of this verse it is as though He has His arms around me consoling me and making my flesh brand new.  He reminds me that He doesn’t make any mistakes. He has made me to be His faithful daughter and servant of His.  He will take care of my every concern.  

““Before I formed you in the womb I knew you [and approved of you as My chosen instrument], And before you were born I consecrated you [to Myself as My own]; I have appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” 

‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬ ‭AMP‬‬

You see God is our Creator.  He loves us so very much.  He formed us with His own hands, perfectly.  He doesn’t make mistakes.  He loves us so much that His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, died on that cross so that we may have abundant life and live victoriously through Him.  

Next time you are having a bad day, try to remember how much our Creator loves you.  And how much He provides for you and protects you.  He has a plan for you, a plan for me.  He will take our hand and guides us along the chosen path